And fall-outs don’t bother him one bit because they’re the hallmark of a side hell-bent on being undisputed champions. Platt has witnessed bust-ups between his boss Roberto Mancini and Carlos Tevez, Yaya Toure and James Milner.[>

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And he is adamant they are another clear sign that City will never throw in the towel in their scrap for major honours.[>

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He said: “There is a dressing room full of people who want to win things and that spills on to the training pitch. There is no doubt about it, things have happened inside the club.[>

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“There is a percentage of truth in what has been reported. But it’s nothing I haven’t seen before and at times, believe me, I have seen a lot worse.[>

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“But we did go through a period when things were blown up out of all proportion and that was a little bit annoying.[>

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“Look at the row which happened between Carlos Tevez and Roberto at half-time against Newcastle. It happened but it wasn’t as intense as everybody made out.[>

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“But it happened and you have to live with it. We have an industry which is devoured by the media and you half-expect things like that to come out.” Platt has dismissed speculation linking City with Barcelona’s World Cup-winning midfielder Andres Iniesta.[>

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He said: “There isn’t a player this club can’t afford although I don’t really think that Iniesta is on our shopping list.”[>

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And on the Tevez saga, he added: “His advisor has said that he would be available to play and will continue to give 100 per cent.[>

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“There’s no point in us being stupid about it. If Carlos is available, he’ll be in the starting 11.”[>